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I went to get my truck inspected and it failed due to the parking brake. I brought it home and tried to adjust it but it still wouldn't hold. The pads were looking a little rusty and the passenger side would stick. (coudln't take off the rotor after I released the parking brake)

I replaced the parking brake pads on both sides, along with the hardware. I adjusted the adjuster until I could just barely get the rotor on. Put it all back together and it still won't hold.

When I first started it wouldn't hold the truck on a hill in neutral. Now it will hold it in neutral but if you put it in gear it starts rolling with ease.

So what else could it be? The pedal goes all the way to the floor easily. Is there a such thing as a loose cable? Is there a way to adjust the cable? Or maybe even the pedal? Maybe I need to replace the cable? Thanks in advance for any information. BTW this is a 2004 2500HD with the two part parking brake pads.

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Dis you pump the brakes a few times after install to make sure the rear adjusted into place

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13 hours ago, sefiroxx said:

Parking brake cables are probably stretched. Have you tightened up the adjuster that connects the two separate wheel cables to the single cable?

I do not have an adjuster where the two cables connect. 

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13 hours ago, Mikebtte said:

Dis you pump the brakes a few times after install to make sure the rear adjusted into place

This is for the parking brake. Pumping the brakes won’t do anything. I have disc brakes with the parking brake inside of the rotor. 

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5 hours ago, thatoneguy99 said:

This is for the parking brake. Pumping the brakes won’t do anything. I have disc brakes with the parking brake inside of the rotor. 

Pumping the breaks will adjust the rear breaks as they have a adjuster that moves them out when adjusted. Per GM you should do this in reverse a few times but I have found that not to help. This process is for drum brakes and I was not clear that you have disk on the rear.

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I do not have an adjuster where the two cables connect. 
Picture from driver side, main rail, on 04 1500.

On my 01 burb, I had added washers and eventually a socket to adapt to the stretch. Eventually had to relieve the middle cable and the two wheel cables.9b805d1491f25471807e6b51734748c8.jpg
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7 hours ago, thatoneguy99 said:

I do not have an adjuster where the two cables connect. 

The adjuster is under the drivers door. near the frame.

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For my '04 Sierra 3500, the parking brake "adjustment" is automatic (after adjusting the PB's manually at the wheels), by applying & releasing the parking brake 3 times.  There is no in-line manual adjustment like that pictured in sefiroxx's post.  It only kind of works for me, as in I get some braking out of, but I'd like & expect more out of it.

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IF you have disk rear brakes, its a good chance the inner drums are too worn for the e-brake to grab. You have and adjustment like is pictured above. Its on the outside of the frame rail about where the cab and bed meet. The one in the picture above is adjusted as much as possible. On my truck, I never set the brake except in hooking up trailers, and it has not ever been adjusted for stretch or wear.

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2 hours ago, muddkatt said:

IF you have disk rear brakes, its a good chance the inner drums are too worn for the e-brake to grab. You have and adjustment like is pictured above. Its on the outside of the frame rail about where the cab and bed meet. The one in the picture above is adjusted as much as possible. On my truck, I never set the brake except in hooking up trailers, and it has not ever been adjusted for stretch or wear.

I do not have an adjuster, on the cable itself, anywhere on this truck. 

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35 minutes ago, thatoneguy99 said:

I do not have an adjuster, on the cable itself, anywhere on this truck. 

Did you look on the ebrake foot pedal. Older trucks you could adjust the cable on the foot pedal as well, or maybe it came loose at the pedal

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Well, we know your truck has not cable adjustment on some "mystery" e-brake cable union along the frame....

 

Did you figure your problem out & get your truck inspected??

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